Billfold case



May 29, 1934.

J. P. WEGE BILLFOLD CASE Filed Dec. 15, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. Jab/z FfiJ/F W557?- BY MW ATTORNEY} 31 1934, J. P. WEGE ,960,294

BILLFOLD 'CASE Filed D66. 15, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. 2/0677 [iii/p ll 2 7E BY 6 E a: 2? Z 2 WMDMMZ ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BILLFOLD CASE John P. Wege, West Bend, Wis., assignor to Amity Leather Products 00., West Bend, Wis., a corporation of Wisconsin Application December 15. 1932, Serial No. 647,370

12 Claims. (01. 150-38) This invention relates to pocket cases of the which they are assembled in the desired overfiexible billfold type. lapping relation; and

The general object and purpose of my invention Fig. is a perspective section taken on line 55 is to provide a construction whereby the several of Fig. 1 to show the compartments and pockets 5 separately formed parts or sections of the case provided by the construction. 60

may be efiectively secured together iii the desired As shown in the drawings, the billfold case of overlapping or superimposed relation at a minimy invention comprises two longitudinally exmum of expense in manufacture and material tending wall sections 1, 2 and an interposed parti-- employed and thus economize in the commercial tion member 3. The latter and the wall sections production of the case. 1, 2 extend substantially the full length of the 65 A particular object of my invention is to procase and provide the same with longitudinally exvide aconstruction wherein the several separately tending compartments 4, 5 on opposite sides of formed sections of the case are secured together the partition member. The case is made long and and retained in their desired relations by the use wide enough for these compartments to accomof flaps and tongues on the respective sections, modate bills and checks, respectively, in unfolded 70 said flaps and tongues embracing the associated form. As shown in Figs. 1 and 5, the wall section edges of the sections to which they are secured 1, which is the outer wall of the case, is wider than and overlap to provide effective connections which the partition member 3, and the latter is wider will not pull apart in the distension of the sections than the inner wall section 2. Thus these parts in the use of the case. when assembled in the desired overlapping rela- 75 Another object of my invention is to adhesively tion, as shown in the drawings, project one above connect the flaps and tongues to the sectionsv the other along the upper edge of the case to which they overlap to reduce the amount of readily mark the position of the partition memstitching required to lessen the manufacturing ber and facilitate spreading the case to open it cost of the case. when unfolded. The upper marginal portion of 80 Another object of my invention is to provide a the wall section 1, where it projects above the member to divide the longitudinal compartment partition member, may be marked Checks and of the case into two compartments of substan- Notes, while the similar portion of the partition tially the same length whereby the caseis adapted member may be marked Bills, as shown in Fig. 1.

to accommodate bills in one compartment and The partition member 3 extends toward the 85 checks and similar paper in the other compartbottom or lower edge of the case and is there ment, both compartments opening throughout provided with a pair of tongues or tabs 6, 6 to be the entire length of the case along its upper longifolded over the lower edges of the adjacent inner tudinal edge. wall members 7, 7 of the pocket forming sections A further object of my invention is to secure 8, 8 at the opposite ends of the case, as shown 90 the partition member in the case by the use of in Fig. 2. The tongues are integral with the tongues or tabs on the partition engaging one of partition member 3 and are adhesively secured the wall sections of the case. adjacent said memto the wall members 7 which lie on the inner bet side of the wall section 2. The outer wall mem- A further object of my invention is to provide bers 9, 9 of the pocket sections 8 are on the 95 the case with card or like receiving pockets at outer side of the wall section 2 and are conthe opposite ends of the case, the pocket forming nected with the inner members 7 over the upper sections increasing the capacity of the case and edge of the wall section 2, as shown in Fig. 5. embracing one of the longitudinally extending This may be accomplished by having the two wall wall sections of the case and connected thereto members of each pocket section made from a 100 by tabs or tongues on said sections. single piece of material, as shown in Figs. 3 and The invention consists further in the matters 4. With the pocket sections 8 adjacent the ophereinafter described and claimed. posite ends. of the case, the tongues 6 are simi- In the accompanying drawings-- larly disposed, thus positioning the tongues and Fig. 1 is an inside elevational view of a single the pockets on opposite sides of the central trans- 105 fold billfold constructed in accordance with my verse fold line a of the case, as indicated in Fig. 1. invention; 1 The inner wall 7 of each pocket section 8 has Figs. 2 to 4 inclusive are plan views of the an integral tongue 10 at its lower edge foldable several separately formed parts or sections of my over the lower edges of the wall section 2 and improved billfold and showing the manner in the outer wall 9 of the pocket as shown in Fig. 1.10

2. Tongues 10 are adhesively secured to the associated wall members 9 and secure the wall members of the pockets in overlapping and embracing relation with respect to the wall section 2. The lower ends of these secured together parts terminate short of the lower edge of the case so that space is provided for the tongues 10 to be folded about them. These tongues are also on opposite sides of the fold line a, and are disposed adjacent the open ends of the pockets to prevent displacement of the inner and outer walls '1 and 9 thereof when opening the pockets to receive or remove articles therefrom. To reinforce the upper and lower edges of the wall section 1 at the line of fold a, said wall section has inwardly folded parts at such edges. The part.

at the lower edge is in the form of a tongue 11, while the part at the upper edge is in the form of a marginal flap 12 extending along such edge. These parts overlap the inner surface of the wall section 1 and are preferably adhesively secured thereto. The wall section 1 may be scored along the line of fold a to facilitate the folding of the case and also to reduce the fold to more or less of a neat edge when the case is in folded form.

Wall section 1 is provided with two pairs or sets of integral flaps 13, 14, the former being on the lower edge of the section and the latter at the opposite ends thereof. These flaps are folded over the lower and end edges of wall and pocket sections 2 and 8, respectively, to close the bottom and the ends of the case. These flaps overlap each other and the associated pocket sections 8 on the wall section 2. Flaps 13 have reduced extensions 15 which extend to the upper edges of the pocket sections and are overlapped by the adjacent flaps 14. The latter have marginal portions 16, 1'7, the former being folded over the extensions 15 and adhesively secured thereto. The portions 1'7 are folded over the upper edges of the adjacent pocket sections and are preferably stitched to the wall section 2 through the inner wall members 7 of the pockets as indicated at b in Figs. 1 and 5.

As shown in Figs. 2 to 4, the ends of the partition member 3 are cut away to avoid bulkiness at the ends of the case. The ends of the partition member adjacent its lower edge are preferably stitched, as at c, c to the wall section 2 through the interposed inner walls '7 of the pocket sections 8. The outer walls .9 of said pockets, each have an end flap 18 which is folded about the outer side edges of the flaps 13 and are adhesively secured thereto. Flaps 18 may be secured to their respective wall members 9 by continuing the stitching 0 along the same, as shown.

By the construction shown and described, the several separately formed parts or sections of the case are effectively secured together by the use of tongues and flaps which by adhesive connection with the sections which they overlap avoid the use of stitching which increases the cost of case production. Moreover, the tongues and flaps embrace the parts which they overlap over edges thereof and thus provide connections which will not pull apart in the distension of the sections in the use of the case. Furthermore, the tongues and flaps provide an interlocking connection for the parts of the case and thus insure a strong and sturdy construction to effectively withstand the strains to which the parts of the case are subject in use.

The flaps 13, 14 provide additional pockets at the opposite ends of the case to accommodate cards and similar small articles of the character usually carried in pocket cases of the character heretofore described. The sections 8 provide pockets on opposite sides of the wall sec,- tion 2, the inner pockets being hidden by said wall section as shown in Fig. 5. The pockets made by the flaps 13, 14 open' in an endwise as well as an upwardly direction. The pockets made by the section 8 open endwise only and at the middle part of the case, that is, adjacent the line of fold.

The several parts of the case being separately made permits their formation in blank form and of the flexible material desired for pocket cases. Flexible leather is usually employed, the parts being blanked out of such material, and assembled in the desired overlapping or super-imposed relation as herein described. The wall section 2 may be made in one piece, or it may be made to comprise a body section and end sections, the latter consisting of fabric sections at opposite ends.

The details of construction and arrangement of parts shown and described may be variously changed and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, except as pointed out in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A billfold case, comprising separately formed inner and outer wall sections providing a compartment therebetween open along the upper edge of the case, flaps on the outer wall section and foldable independently of each other and of the inner wall section over the end and lower edges of the inner wall section to close the compartment at the ends and bottom of the case. and means for securing the flaps together and to the inner wall section, respectively, for holding the flaps in their compartment closing posi tions and the inner wall section in the case.

2. A billfold case, comprising separately formed inner and outer wall sections providing a compartment therebetween open along the upper edge of the case, and flaps on the outer wall section and foldable independently of each other and of the inner wall section over the end and lower edges of the inner wall section to close the compartment at the ends and bottom of the case, said flaps overlapping and having interlocking connection with each other and with the inner wall section, respectively, for holding the flaps in their compartment closing positions and the inner wall section in the case.

3. A billfold case, comprising separately formed inner and outer wall sections providing a compartment therebetween open along the upper edge of the case, flaps on the outer wall section and foldable independently of each other'and of the inner wall section over the end and lower edges of the inner wall section for closing the compartment at the ends and bottom of the case, and tongues on certain of the flaps for interlocking the flaps with each other and with the inner wall section, respectively, for holding the flaps in their compartment forming positions and the inner wall section in the case.

4. A billfold case, comprising separately formed inner and outer wall sections providing a bill receiving compartment therebetween open along the upper edge of the case, flaps on the outer wall section and foldable over the end and lower edges of the inner wall section for closing the compartment at the ends and bottom of the case, said flaps overlapping each other and the inner wall section, the innermost of the flaps having reduced portions overlapped by the outermost flaps, and the outermost flaps having tongues foldable over the reduced portions of the innermost flaps and the inner wall section, respectively, for holding the flaps in their compartment closing positions and the inner wall section in the case.

5. A billfold case, comprising separately formed inner and outer wall sections providing a compartment therebetween open along the upper edge of the case, and two pairs of flaps on the outer wall section, the flaps of one pair being at the ends of said section and the flaps of the other pair being at the lower edge of the section, said flaps being foldable over the adjacent edge portions of the inner wall section into overlapping relation with each other and with the inner wall section to close the compartment at the ends and bottom of the case and forming with the inner wall section pockets at the opposite ends of the case, the end flaps having marginal portions foldable over the adjacent edge portions of the bottom flaps and the upper edge of the inner wall section, respectively, for holding the flaps and the inner wall section in overlapping relation and the inner wall section in the case.

6. A billfold case, comprising separately formed inner and outer wall sections and an interposed partition member formed separately from said wall sections and providing therewith bill and check receiving compartments, respectively, open along the upper edge of the case, means for retaining the wall sections in overlapping relation, and tongues on the partition member and connectable with the separately formed inner wall section for retaining the partition member in the case.

'7. A billfold case, comprising separately formed inner and outer wall sections and a pocket forming section on the inner wall section at one end of the case, said pocket forming section embracing the inner wall section over a longitudinal edge thereof and having a tongue foldable over the opposite longitudinal edge of said inner wall section for retaining the pocket forming section thereon, and flaps on the outer wall section foldable over each other and the pocket section, said flaps having interlocking connection with each other and with the pocket section, respectively.

8. A billfold case, comprising separately formed inner and outer wall sections and pocket forming sections on the inner wall section at the opposite ends of the case, said pocket forming sections embracing the inner wall section over the upper edge thereof and having tongues" at their lower edges foldable over the lower edge of the inner wall section, said tongues being on the innermost portions of the pocket forming sections and being secured to the outermost portions thereof, and flaps on the outer wall section, said flaps being foldable over the end and lower edges of the inher wall section and having interlocking connection with each other and with the pocket sections, respectively.

9. A billfold case, comprising separately formed inner and outer wall sections and a partition member therebetween and pocket forming sections on the inner wall section at the opposite ends of the case, said wall sections and partition member providing bill and check receiving compartments, respectively, between the same, said pocket forming sections embracing the inner wall section over the upper edge thereof and having tongues at their lower edges foldable over the lower edge of the inner wall section and secured to the outer portions of the pockets, said partition member having tongues foldable over the lower edge of the inner portions of the pockets and secured thereto, and flaps on the outer wall section, said flaps being foldable over the end and lower edges of the inner wall section and having interlocking connection with each other and with the pocket sections, respectively.

10. In a billfold case, a wall section extending lengthwise of the case, a pocket forming section on said wall section, said pocket forming section embracing said wall section over a longitudinal edge thereof and having a securing tongue foldable over the opposite longitudinal edge of the wall section for retaining the pocket forming section thereon, and means for retaining said wall section with its pocket forming section thereon in the case.

11. In a billfold case, a wall section extending lengthwise of the case, a pocket forming section on said wall section, said pocket forming section embracing said wall section over a longitudinal edge thereof and having inner and outer members on opposite sides of said wall section, a tongue on one of said members and foldable over the other longitudinal edge of said wall section and securable to the other member of the pocket forming section for holding the same on said wall section, and means for retaining the wall section with its pocket forming section thereon in the case.

12. In a billfold case, a wall section extending lengthwise of the case, a pocket forming section on the wall section, said pocket forming section embracing said wall section over a longitudinal edge thereof and having members on opposite sides of the wall section, a. tongue on one of said members and foldable over the other longitudinal edge of the wall section and securable to the other member of the pocket forming section for holding the same on the wall section, and a partition member in overlapping relation with the wall section and having a tongue foldable over an edge of one of the members of the pocket forming section and secured thereto for connecting the partition member with said wall section, and means for retaining the partition member and the wall section with its pocket forming section thereon in the case.

JOHN P. WEGE. 

